Rural-carrier&#39;s cabinet.



O. A. BUYER.

RURAL GARRIBR'S CABINET. APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, 1,908.

Patented Jam 4, 1910.

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PTNT FFIQE.

CHARLES A. BOYER, 0F MARENGO, ILLINOIS.

RURAL-CARRIERS CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Borne, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marengo, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rural CarriersCabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct a cabinet for the use ofrural mail carriers which will hold his supplies such as stamps,registry blanks, post cards, stamped envelops and wrappers and money forchange.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved cabi net in its open position. Fig. 2 is a vertical section.

The cabinet comprises the bottom 1, sides 2 and end 3. To the sides 2-near the upper corner of the end 3 is pivoted a cover t by the ears 5projecting from the rear end of the cover. The front ends of the sides 2are beveling being shorter at their upper edges. The cover 4 hasasection 6 beveled to fit the beveled portion of the sides.

To the bottom 1 is secured a hasp section 7, and to the section 6 issecured another section 8 of a hasp. The section 8 of the hasp isprovided with spring lips 9 between which the hasp section 7 isretained, when the cover is in its closed position. A handle 10 issecured to the cover at.

IVithin the cabinet are arranged horizontal partitions 11 and 12suitably separated and each having an end 13 and 14 respec tively. Atray 15 is fixedly connected to the sides 2 and is located over thehorizontal partition 12. To theunderface of the tray 15 is secured aplate spring 16 having its free end engaging the upper surface of thehorizontal partition 12. To the underface of the horizontal partition 12is secured a plate spring 17 having its free end engaging the uppersurface of the horizontal partition 11.

To the rear edge of the tray 15 is pivoted or hinged a receptacle 18having inwardly turned edges 19. A spring clamp 20 has one end connectedto the bottom of the receptacle 18 and extends diagonally across thebottom thereof.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. April 20, 1908.

Patented Jan. at, 1910.

Serial No. 428,086.

In rear of the tray 15 and horizontal par tition 13, is located a moneyholder 21, in this instance in two compartments.

The spaces beneath the tray 15 are for post cards, and stamped envelope,and the vertical space formed by the vertical partition 21 is for newspaper wrappers. The tube 22 forms a holder for a pencil. Underneath thepartition 11 is for registry and money order receipt books.

The tray 15 is for postage stamps, and the hinged receptacle 18 is formoney order application blanks which are held beneath the edges 19, andbeneath the spring clamp 20. Money used for making change or sales isplaced in the holder 21. The plate springs 16 and 17 hold any suppliesplaced on the horizontal partitions 11 and 12 against the partitions sothat they will. not become dis-- engaged therefrom.

By hinging the cover 4 to the sides of the cabinet by the extended ears5 allows the cover to assume a vertical position, and permits the rearend of the cover coming in contact with the rear end 3 of the cabinet,and acting as a stop.

I claim as my invention.

A rural carriers cabinet comprising a suitable casing, a cover for thecasing having a hinge connection therewith through the medium ofextended ears, a hasp connection between the casing and cover, springlips for retaining the hasp in its closed position, a stationary traysupported within the casing, a cover for the tray having inturned edges,a spring bar connected to the upper face of said cover, a compartmentlocated be tween the tray and the end of the casing, partitions locatedbeneath the tray, and spring bars for some of the partitions andconnected to the underface of said partitions.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. BUYER.

V-Vitnesses C. H. BREMER, M. G. Annmcn'r.

